Michael Moore: “Capitalism did nothing for me”

posted at 6:24 pm on October 1, 2009 by Allahpundit

The best part: Watching a millionaire socialist cite the fact that mega-corporations like Disney and Harper Collins balked at publishing his agitprop — even though it was eventually picked up and published by corporations that are only slightly less “mega.” Number-crunching courtesy of CNS:

According to Fortune Magazine, Moore’s films have grossed over $300 million worldwide. His highest grossing film was “Fahrenheit 9/11,” which critiques the Bush administration’s handling of the war in Iraq and earned over $200 million worldwide.

Moore reportedly was paid $21 million by Disney for producing, directing and creating the film.

Moore also earned 50 percent of the profits of his 2007 film “Sicko,” totaling $25 million plus DVD sales, according to Vanity Fair.

The Los Angeles Times reported that Moore would receive all of the profits made from DVD sales of “Sicko,” sales of which have been estimated at over $17 million.

Consider this a complement to Hollywood going to bat for Polanski: In both cases, you’ve got “artists” so insulated by egotism, sycophancy, and self-righteousness that they simply can’t grasp that average people are looking on aghast at what they’re saying. No one with even a child’s sense of shame would defend a child-rapist or demonize a system he’s used to line his own pockets, and yet, somehow, here we are.

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Hey,, we need a fund drive to give poor Michael a ticket to the commie nation of his choice. I think he should get an award for for toughing it over here. It’s been such a sacrifice on his part to stay in America just to get these films out! God bless him! Sorta like mission work. I mean,, the guy could be living in China if he wanted to but he chose to stay here in the US! All for his love of getting the good news of the gospel according to Michael out to the workin man! Things have been tough for him over here. Give him a steak!
I mean,, give him a break!

It’s short, and the final paragraph is great, as it touches upon Moore’s hypocrisy, but more importantly, exposes him for what he really has become: an anachronism, in particular, the very sort of out-of-touch fat cat that he’s made a career deriding:

The biggest problem with Capitalism, though, is that it feels oddly out of touch. In the current political climate, the kind of angry average American that Moore has spent a lifetime championing is more likely to be out in the streets yelling for the heads of liberals like himself, while the kind of people sympathetic to Moore’s causes are likely watching The Daily Show and reading The Daily Dish. Given that the “tea party” movement was gaining momentum while Moore was putting this movie together, it would’ve been genuinely dramatic to see him take his cameras into that throng to argue the virtues of socialism, rather than shooting yet another scene outside an inaccessible corporate office. Capitalism shows that Moore is still capable of making valid points in an entertaining way, but too often, the movie consists of Moore reading yesterday’s headlines, snidely.

Moore has gone from being bullied early in his life to a place where he can be the bully. Seriously–does he seem the type who ever played on his high school football team?

Moore whines, he doesn’t enlighten. None of his ‘documentaries’ offer solutions. And he’s not really a documentarian. His editing is selective, unlike greats such as Jaques Cuesteau (sic) who sought to show what they found as it is. Moore has an ax to grind, more (no pun intended) to exact revenge than make the world a truly better place.

Moore is a perpetual whiner, seeking always to be offended and make a buck off it (what could be more capitalist than that?) If he had nothing to whine about, if this world became perfect as he wants it, he’d whine there’s nothing for him to whine about.

He tries to come across as a ‘free thinker’ and on the cutting edge. But he’s a loser in life, and money doesn’t mean a thing. In his position, he should be dating or at least banging Jennifer Love Hewitt, AJ Cook, Britney Spears, Amber Heard, and every other top hottie in Hollywood. But he’s not, b/c better women know better than to get with a perpetual whiner; not even liberal women respect a whining male no matter his Leftist credentials.

Moore knows the hands that feed him. He’s too much a bully in his mind to admit it which, one day, is going to be his downfall. Then he’ll whine about the world being against poor innocent him, like he probably has believed a long time anyway.

Moore is retarded. Capitalism is how he buy and consumes grease burgers. He makes a ton of money so he can buy grease burgers and get fat. In a no capitailsm society, he would have to work his own garden plot on state land and settle for bread and very few vegies.

Consider this a complement to Hollywood going to bat for Polanski: In both cases, you’ve got “artists” so insulated by egotism, sycophancy, and self-righteousness that they simply can’t grasp that average people are looking on aghast at what they’re saying.

+1000

Aghast is right. These people’s self-pride and narcissism will never die IMO. Suffering in the long term for them, unfortunately, and even more unfortunately in the short term for us poor saps who actually listen to them, again.

I would like to see Mr. Moore build his own camera and lights and mike from scratch.
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And just how does he move form point A to point B without capitalist built transport.
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We know he doesn’t walk.
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One of the first mandates from Obamacare will be for Mikey to loose about 100 Lbs or loose his medical coverage.
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Be careful what you wish for Jabba.
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He’s not a Flint native. Fat Bastard was born and raised in Davison MI.which sits well outside of Flint (I lived there too). Daddy was an executive and all the Moore brats attended private school.
Even some Flint residents say ‘WTF’ when ol’ lard a$$ refers to himself as a Flint resident.
This guy was also bankrolled in various projects by Steven Mott (grandson of a GM founder) and dear old Ralph Nader.
This POS has benefitted in every way possible thanks to capitalism.

Yet another lying liberal hypocrite. I for one am so sick and tired of them all I could yak. They’re everywhere, incessantly blabbering away at how they think so highly of themselves and that you and I are only there to serve one purpose, to listen like children and fork over our money to them. I’m just tired of them. I want to live my life and raise my kids and not be told how to do it.

You don’t see many fat communists or socialists. He’s even fat for a capitalist. He wants to “help” the little guy by running up the deficit of our country so poor guys like me get our taxes raised. No thanks Michael

I wonder how much this guy donates to charities, and not just to left wing orgs. Any real meaningful charities, family or friends (if he has any)? Has he donated his time or visited any hospitals without a film crew. (I’m not suggesting that he should adopt a little boy from South America.) Has he done any angel investments or anything truly constructive with his money. Stocks that might bring about meaningful change and not just churn a profit. Or does he keep it all for himself. You know the wallet squeaks just for a 20 spot. You know, THAT guy.

This is the case in point that validates their viewpoint. He knows he’s a jackass, and it NOT RIGHT that jackasses like himself can swindle the population of money to fatten themselves up. Stealing and never sharing or allow the capitalistic growth from his success. Then he assumes most people are gluttons, as he is, and must be stopped and controlled. And then tries to make us feel guilty for squeaking out a living (and happy to do so) in this capitalistic system. He assumes the nature of people is to be insatiable as he is.

Ironically, most capitalists are not like this. Many corporation have a charitable side once they succeed. We compete, share and invest. Help each other. Give business advice. Spread entrepreneurship. Win/Win.

Their logic can not be understood by rational people.

Look at Google, the majority of product are free SO benevolent. No money, no growth, no jobs. No Point!
Whereas, the I-Phone with open source for the applets are CREATING WEALTH for many companies and people. More Money, More Growth, More Jobs, That’s the point. How else can a society flourish?

The hypocrisy is overwhelming. Making a movie against capitalism that is designed to make a profit? He’s either stupid to not see that or he is counting on the fact that those who go see his movie are.

“Capitalism has done nothing for me”…except make me super rich by doing what I love. IDIOT!

I have to be honest, I don’t understand his point here. He seems to claim that Disney and Harper Collins trying to “kill his films,” somehow shows that Capitalism is evil. Is he insinuating that under a Communist regime like China, films criticizing the government would be more accessible? It sounds like he has a problem not with Capitalism, but with entities that disagree with him.

I also don’t understand how he criticizes capitalism and in the next sentence explains that “he does well because his films do well.” Isn’t that…capitalism? If he was in a Communist regime, he would be paid a flat rate no matter how good or bad his movie did.

“Capitalism did nothing for me. … I do well because my movies do well.” Not only the hypocrisy of that statement is mind boggling but the fact that the man behind a film against capitalism doesn’t even understand that concepts of the topic he is trying to sell.

Exit question: why is it that socialist lovers praise Cuba but don’t want to go live there? What keeps them here? Freedom?